David Villa has put his Premier League suitors on alert by
revealing that he will consider his Valencia future at the end of
the season.
The Spain international has established himself as one of the
finest strikers in world football during his four-year stay with
Valencia.
He remains happy with his current club but has hinted it may
soon be time to explore other options after being linked with a
big-money move to England.
"Quite simply, I rejected the possibility of moving abroad at
that moment because there were issues that would not allow me to
leave my country," Villa told The Times.
"My wife was pregnant and it didn't seem right to leave.
"I like the Premier League a lot. It's the league I follow
the most along with La Liga and I've got a lot of friends playing
there.
"There are a lot of globally important teams there that play
very good football."
Villa has enjoyed another splendid campaign with Valencia and
is staying focused on playing as well as he can over the next few
months leading up to the World Cup.
"I have a duty to Valencia, it's my club: the one that pays
my wages and with whom I have a contract," he said.
"This summer they'll have a look at things, analyse them and
in time we'll see what happens.
"All I can do now is stay relaxed, try and score as many
goals as possible and have a good a season as possible, as much as
with my club as with the national team."
Villa is fully aware that many of his countrymen have taken
the plunge in recent years and started to ply their trade overseas,
notably in England.
"Maybe quite a few years ago, Spanish players were reluctant
to leave La Liga for another league," he said.
"But that's all changed now. There are very important
players, a showcase of Spanish footballers playing for Premier
League clubs; and there are players in other leagues, lesser
leagues, as well.
"I think that the Spanish footballer has changed in this
aspect in the last few years."
